Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-01-29
HOUSE

WASHINGTON, January 6.-house.-Mr.
Skinner submitted a conference report upon
the bill for the allotment of lands in severalty
to the Indians. NJ. LOveringrepo bill
increasing from So to 500 the pension of
soldiers and sailors whOlOs both arms. Mr..
Belmont, of New York, from the commit
tee on foreign affairs, reported bill for the
appointment of q commission, to investigate
concerning losses and injuries iIhicted since
December 81, 1885, upon United States clti-
Zsns engaged IN the North Atlantic fisheries.
Committee OF the whole. The house then re-
sumed consideration of the JOINT resolution
authorizing an investigation of the accounts
of the Pacific railroads. Several amend
ments were offered and the resolution was
passed. 1t appTOpriates $50, 1000, and pro-
Vides for a commission OF three to make the
investigation Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, January 19.-House.-Mr.
Peters, of Kansas, offered a resolution call
ing on the secretary of war for information
as to the truth OF q statement that certain
citizens of Kansas, while IN the Indian
] Territory, were fired upon by soldiers belong
| ing to the Fifth United States cavalry. On
motion of MIR. Clardy, of Missouri, a bill
| was passed authorizing the construction OF
l a bridge over the Mississippi river at st.
Louis. After an Intellectual effort on the
! part of Mr.. Crisp to obtain a night session
D for debate on the conference report on the
| inter-stare commerce bill, the house al
| journed.
/ WASHINGTON, January 20.-House.-The
] IClLOWluE committee reports were HuDM4LL5u
l and referred: By Mr.. dill, OF Ohio, from
/ the committee on territories, the senate bill
| for the admission of the state of Washing
ton. By Mr.. O'Neil', of Pennsylvania, from
the committee on library, for the compile
l tion of the monument to Mary, mother OF
Washington, at Fredericksburg. In the
morning hour Mr.. Martin, of Alabama, on
{ behalf of the committee on patents, called
| up the senate bill amending the law relative
] to patents. trademarks and copyrights. The
. hill was r1az=a6 M IOuuar- of Iowa. on
! behalf of the com nittee on invalid pensions
| called no the bill increasing TO so month
l the rate of pensions OF total deafness A
{ pruVisO was added requiring that deafness
| shall have occurred from injuries received
| while the pensiOner was IN the line Of duty.
/ The house then resumed consideration OF
| the conference report on the interstate
! commerce bill. Toe bill was discussed az q
| night session and without action the house
/ adjourned.
/ washington, January 21.-HOuse-Af-
/ ter the reading of the Journal the speaker
/ stated that the regular order was the vote
l upon the adoption of the conference report
on the Interstate commerce bill. The re-
| port was adopted and the bill passed 2Jl to
Al. Mr.. Skinner, of North Carolina, pre-
I scented the conference report upon the Dill
for the allotment of lands IN severallty to
/ Indians. Agreed to. The house took Te-
cess 10 7:30, at which time a number OF
pension bills were passed. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, January 22.-House-Air.
/ Wilson, of West Virginia, from the com
mittes On apprOp riatiOnss reported the
| District of Columbia appropriation bill.
! Reported to the committee Of the whole. ii
makes a total appropriation Of s. COS, 92S
Mr.. LafOn, Of Kentucky from the commit
tee on public lands, reported back the bill
| for the forfeiture of the New Orleans. Baton
Rouge j. Nickburg land grant. Passed
The house then, resumed IN the morning
hour, the consideration of the bill increasing
the rate at pensions allowed for tJtal deaf
ness to so a month. The opponents Of the
bill refr aimed from voting and left TIE hOua,
without quorum, and in this condition b,
remained until the morning hour expirel
aud the bill went over without action. Tn
house then went into committee of the Who'll
for the further consideration of the river am
harbOr appropriation bill, but after som
. discussion adjourned without action